“I DON’T THINK I WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE A CAREER IF IT WASN’T FOR MY JOININGIREM IN THE 1970S. WHEN I STARTED,THERE WERE VERY, VERY FEW WOMEN INTHE INDUSTRY. TO HAVE THE EDUCATIONALBACKGROUND THAT IREM PRESENTED,AS WELL AS TO BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THECPM DESIGNATION, ELEVATED MY STATUSAS A PROFESSIONAL IN OUR INDUSTRY –AN INDUSTRY THAT WAS PREDOMINANTLYMEN WHO WERE THE TOP MUNICIPALS INCOMPANIES.